Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Updates FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) issued an update on its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.100-8.100 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 7.750. The company issued revenue guidance of $90.0B-, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $89.5 billion. Oracle also updated its Q2 2027 guidance to 1.850-1.930 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on ORCL. CLSA assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, July 20th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price objective for the company. Scotiabank dropped their price target on Oracle from $241.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, September 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $257.86.

Oracle Trading Down 5.2%

Shares of NYSE ORCL traded down $8.46 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $153.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 49,030,056 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,841,830. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The business’s 50 day moving average is $140.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.42. Oracle has a 12-month low of $114.50 and a 12-month high of $331.00. The firm has a market cap of $441.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.5 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s roughly $638 billion backlog remains a significant growth catalyst. Wall Street expects approximately 28% revenue growth, while Bank of America forecasts infrastructure-as-a-service growth of 116% year over year. Oracle set to report as Street weighs capex risk against cloud growth
• Positive Sentiment: Options markets are pricing in an unusually large post-earnings move of about 11% to 12%, with call options generally more expensive than puts. That suggests some traders are positioned for a strong upside reaction if Oracle delivers a cloud-growth or guidance surprise. Oracle Stock Is Down 17% This Year, But Options Traders Bet on a Blowout
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain constructive: Scotiabank retained an Outperform rating despite reducing its price target to $215, while other firms maintain targets well above the current share price. Oracle’s expanded AI-infrastructure work with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and new cloud-marketplace partnerships also support its strategic positioning.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are focused on the earnings release and management commentary, particularly cloud infrastructure growth, backlog conversion, data-center capacity additions, capital expenditures and free-cash-flow guidance. Options pricing indicates the report could produce one of the stock’s largest moves of the year. Here’s How Much Traders Expect Oracle Stock to Move After Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: The stock is lower ahead of results because investors are concerned about Oracle’s planned $70 billion annual capital budget, compared with roughly $32 billion of cash generated by the business last year. The resulting financing needs, debt burden and potential cash-flow pressure have made the AI expansion look increasingly leveraged. Oracle Reports Thursday. Its Capital Budget Is More Than Twice the Cash Its Business Produces
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle has surrendered much of its prior AI-driven rally and remains well below its record high. Traders are questioning whether large contracts represent near-term, cash-generating demand or merely long-dated commitments that require substantial spending before producing returns. Rising Treasury yields and oil prices are adding broader pressure to high-growth technology shares.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FIL Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1,605.7% in the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,976,441 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $775,048,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743,314 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in Oracle by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,916,026,000 after buying an additional 3,216,915 shares during the period. Amundi increased its holdings in Oracle by 32.9% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 9,636,090 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,809,609,000 after buying an additional 2,385,556 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its position in shares of Oracle by 190.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,277,362 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $443,879,000 after acquiring an additional 1,493,096 shares during the period. Finally, Bridgewater Associates LP raised its position in shares of Oracle by 361.1% in the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 1,873,481 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $365,160,000 after acquiring an additional 1,467,202 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation is a global enterprise technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud infrastructure, business applications and related technology services. Its offerings help organizations manage data, run applications, support business operations and build technology environments across on-premises, hybrid and cloud-based settings.

The company’s products include Oracle Database, MySQL, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud applications for enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.